The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an Appetizing Alternative to Google

By STEVEN J. BELL

Google has become the symbol of competition to the academic
library. In 2003 a torrent of articles in the popular press sang
the praises of Google while heralding the demise of libraries or,
worse, ignoring libraries and librarians -- the original
search engines. Such articles make academic librarians wince,
especially with the usual quotes from students along the lines of,
"Oh, our campus has a library? I didn't know that, but now that you
mention it, why would I go